Seat for sewing-machines, &amp;c.



Patented Sept. l0, l90l.

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R 1 M i SEAT FOR S UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARGARET R. TUCKER, OF RIDERVILLE, ALABAMA.

SEAT FOR SEWING-MACHINES, 86C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 682,297, datedSeptember 10, 1901.

Application filed April 22 1901. Serial No. 565990. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern);-

Be it known that I, MARGARET R. TUCKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Riderville, in the county of Chilton and State of Alabama,have invented new and useful Improvements in Seats for SewingMachinesand the Like, of which the following is a speci fication.

The object of my invention is the provision of a seat forsewing-machines and the like which shall be supported by the machine andwhich can be moved beneath the machine and raised so as to rest upon thepedal and be out of the way when not in use.

My invention consists in certain novelties of construction andcombinations of parts hereinafter set forth and claimed.

The accompanying drawing illustrates an example of the physicalembodiment of my invention constructed according to the best mode I haveso far devised for the practical application of the principle.

The figure shows a sewing-machine with a seat supported by one leg ofthe same, the said seat being turned outwardly, so as to show thedetails of construction and relative location of the several parts.

Referring to the drawing, the letter A designates the machine as awhole.

B represents the legs of the machine.

0 is the pedal, which occupies a horizontal position.

D is the seat as a whole; E, the adjustable top, which in this instanceis provided with a threaded shaft or post of well-known con-' struction,whereby the top can be raised or lowered by revolving the same.

F is a support for the top portion and contains a threaded bearing forthe post.

G represents the legs of the seat, each leg having a caster providedwith means for retaining the same in position so it will not drop outwhen the seat is raised.

H is a curved arm secured at one end of the support F in any suitableway.

I designates the upper member of the forked end of the arm. J is thelower member.

K represents holes through the two members of the forked portion of thearm.

L is a post; M, the base of the post; N, the

upper clamp, having bolts or screws for hold ing the same rigidly to oneof the legs of the machine and also a hole through which the post Lpasses, as shown, and O is the lower clamp, rigidly secured to the legof the machine, above the caster, and also to the base M of the post.

It will be observed that the members I and J of the fork of the armloosely engage the post L, so that the arm can be moved along with theseat about the post L as a center; also, that the seat and arm can bebodily raised perpendicularly. When in use, the arm J may rest upon thebase M, and the fork prevents the seat tipping sidewise. \Vhen the seatis not in use,- it is moved inwardly and then raised bodily and placedupon the pedal of the machine, as clearly shown by dotted lines in thefigure of the drawing.

From the foregoing it becomes obvious that I have provided a seat forsewing-machines and the like which possesses certain novel features andcharacteristics and adaptabili ties for use and disposition when not inuse which will be recognized and appreciated.

While I have shown only one example of the physical embodiment of myinvention and specific details of construction, I do not intend therebyto limit the scope thereof to such example or details, inasmuch aschanges may be introduced which will not constitute a substantialdeparture.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is'

The combination with a sewing-machine, or the like, having legs, of aseat having fixed legs, a support F, and an arm H having forks I and J,said arm H being secured to the support F; a post L; and clamps N and O;the said clamps rigidly securing the post to a leg of the machine; andthe forks I and J of the arm being loosely journaled upon the post andadapted to slide up and down thereupon; the arrangement being such thatthe seat and arm can be raised bodily and turned to a position under themachine and caused to rest upon the pedal.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARGARET R. TUCKER.

Witnesses:

U. E. WAILES, RUFYE La TUCKER.

